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Republic Act No. (RA) 10157, or the Kindergarten Education Act of 2012, declares that it shall be the policy of the State to provide equal opportunities for all children to avail of accessible mandatory and compulsory kindergarten education.

The Department of Education (DepEd) issues the enclosed Basic Education Enrollment Policy for School Year 2018-2019 and the subsequent school years thereafter, to institutionalize an efficient enrollment process in public and private schools, and state/local universities and colleges (SUCs/LUCs) offering basic education nationwide.

In addition to DepEd Order No. 1, s. 2015 entitled Declaring January 24, 2015 as Commencement of Early Registration for SY 2015-2016, the Department of Education (DepEd) issues this Order to include the following provisions regarding the entrance age of Kindergarten and Grade 1 pupils...

Pursuant to the Constitutional mandate for the provision of free public education at the elementary and secondary levels and to meet the country’s targets in the Education For All (EFA) Plan 2015 and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), there is an urgent need to remove obstacles, both financial and non-financial, to the enrolment and continued schooling of school-aged children.

For SY 2009-2010 and succeeding schoolyears, the guidelines for the implementation of the “No Collection Policy” in public elementary and secondary schools as embodied in DepEd Order No. 19, s. 2008 and for the Opening of Classes as embodied in DepEd Order Nos. 19 and 40, series of 2008, respectively (copies attached) shall remain in force unless modified, superseded or repealed.

All DepED Orders relevant to equity and access to basic education are issued to comply to the Provisions of the Constitution. Some important stipulations in these Orders had been reiterated time and again for emphasis on its compliance.